Podcast feed isn't updating - Podcast Connect shows that they are Published but do not show up

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Podcast feed isn't updating - Podcast Connect shows that they are Published but do not show up

Technically, nothing has changed on my end....Spotify and all other podcast catchers are updating without any issue.

The last updated episode was January 27, 2024 and there have been 5 episodes since (all of which show as Published when I click the Episodes tab on Podcasts Connect)

My feed

https://www.walnutgrovecast.com/feed/podcast/walnut-grovecast/

Link to Apple Podcasts

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/walnut-grovecast/id1130827410

I am using Wordpress to create the feed with the plugin, Seriously Simple Podcasting.

Is there anything I am doing wrong? Again, my feed shows perfectly on Spotify and every other place.

Posted on Mar 27, 2024 3:24 PM

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Answer 1

DarkMark Author

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Mar 27, 2024 3:58 PM in response to DarkMark

dangit - I fixed it - there was a setting in Wordpress that was check that read, " Block this episode from appearing in the iTunes & Google Play podcast libraries."

Unchecked, updated the feed and fixed

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Mar 27, 2024 4:10 PM in response to DarkMark

There are 7 episode for thie year in the feed. All appear when subscribing on a Mac, where feed is read directly and the iTunes Store/Podcasts Connect is not involved.

However when looking at the web preview at the URL you gave, and 'Browse' in t4he podcasts app on a Mac (which works from Podcasts connect) the episode of March 8 is missing. I've looked at the feed coding and checked it on two validators, without seeing any problems. Your 'itunes:block' tag for this episode is set to 'no'. If it was previously set to 'yes' it's possible that Podcasts Connect - which caches the feed - has not yet checked it, which it does in some sort of rotation and can take a cycle of around two days. If this is the case the episode should appear eventually.

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